Ključna riječ Avant Garde

Pisac Jack Torrance u stvaralačkoj je krizi. Kad dobije ponudu za posao pazikuće u osamljenom hotelu Overlook u planinama Colorada, to mu se učini dobrim rješenjem njegovih problema. Naime, tijekom zime hotel je zatvoren, te će on i njegova obitelj - supruga Wendy i mali sin Danny - nekoliko mjeseci biti njegovi jedini stanari. Uskoro snježna oluja odsiječe Torranceove od ostatka svijeta. Danny, koji je vidovit i ima sposobnost telepatskog komuniciranja - "isijavanja" - s onostranim svjetovima, uskoro otkrije da je hotel napučen duhovima, bivšim zaposlenicima i gostima, još s početka 20. stoljeća. Ne znajući za takve pojave, Jack počinje sve više piti, nezadovoljan je svojim pisanjem i nikako se ne može riješiti spisateljske blokade. Štoviše, postaje sve mrzovoljniji i agresivniji, pogotovo nakon druženja s gospodinom Gradyjem, bivšim pazikućom koji je ubio svoju suprugu i kćeri blizanke.

Max Cohen je informatički genijalac s velikim talentom za matematiku kroz koju gleda i tumači cijeli život i događaje. Živi sam, štoviše, izrazito je asocijalan te se ne druži skoro ni s kim osim sa svojim kompjuterom koji je sam napravio te koji ima neslućene mogućnosti da analizira i predviđa kretanja na burzi dionica. Max nastoji pronaći numerološki princip po kojem se kreće vrijednost dionica te koji bi mu omogućio precizno predviđanje rasta ili pada dionica. Kako se približava rješenju tj. magičnom broju koji će otkriti mnoge tajne pa čak i religijske, Maxove glavobolje i priviđenja od kojih i inače pati, postaju sve jače i jače.

Kirie tries to escape from her town Kurouzu-cho, where the residents get obsessed with spirals due to an unexplained curse.

There is an urban legend that tells of a shinigami that can release people from the pain they are suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name—Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real. When a rash of disappearances involving female students breaks out at Shinyo Academy, the police and faculty assume they just have a bunch of runaways on their hands. Yet some students know better. Something mysterious and foul is afoot. Is it Boogiepop or something even more sinister...?

Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories: golden inline skates, a baseball cap, and the weapon: a bent golden baseball bat. Detectives Ikari and Maniwa set out to track down the perpetrator and put an end to his crimes.

In a world where memories can be stored like computer data, a young man named Kaiba searches for his lost memories and discovers a connection with a mysterious girl.

Humans have created a Wall of Severance to separate themselves from the bears, who grew violent and attacked humans after a far-off planet known as Kumalia exploded many years ago, turning into a meteor shower that fell upon earth. Two bears, Ginko Yurishiro and Lulu Yurigasaki, sneak through the Wall of Severance and disguise themselves as humans, enrolling in Arashigaoka Academy and taking an interest in Kureha Tsubaki, a human girl who despises bears.

Creatures known as Shokujinki have been secretly living alongside humans for hundreds of years. Though they may look like humans, Shokujinki are able to transform into uncontrollable beasts with gigantic claws and consume humans to survive. The equally secretive Kifuuken dojo specializes in killing Shokujinki by cutting off their arms, and is the only force preventing unchecked Shokujinki domination. Toshihiko Momota, the son of the leader of the Kifuuken, is instantly charmed by a mysterious woman named Yuka Kamitsuki. Their relationship is complicated, however, because unbeknownst to them both, Yuka is a Shokujinki and Toshihiko is sworn to kill her. Meanwhile, the Kifuuken is having a crisis of confidence as Toshihiko's brother Kazuma pushes against tradition and tries to modernize the Kifuuken. As emotions are strained and the secrets of both the past and present are revealed, who will live, and who will be eaten?

Following the May 1968 civil unrest in France, a deaf-mute and a con artist simultaneously stumble upon the remnants of a secret society.